Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 309689420 - Employee's Arm Is Injured When Caught in Machinery

Accident Summary Nr: 309689420 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 02/21/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309689420	02/24/2006	2421	321113	Umpqua Lumber Co

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 p.m. on February 21, 2006, Employee #1, a green chain operator with Umpqua Lumber Co., was sorting 8 ft and 9 ft lumber to the unscramblers/stackers. When some pieces of lumber became crossed up on the camel back conveyor, he crossed over a bridge to a nearby platform to correct the problem. As he leaned over the edge of the conveyor, his t-shirt became caught by a 3-in.-diameter smooth shaft that extended out approximately 3 in. from the table. Employee #1 was twisted and turned on the shaft before nearby employees shut the conveyor off. He was hospitalized for multiple fractures to his right arm.

Keywords: FRACTURE, STOP SWITCH, CAUGHT BY, JAMMED, LUMBER, SHAFT, CONVEYOR, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309689420			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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